Advanced Metal Research

Advanced Metal Research is a Y Combinator (Spring 2026) company based in Los Angeles building machine intelligence for American welding. The company develops American-made robotic welding cells that pair computer vision with real-time seam tracking and post-weld inspection, turning welding from a scarce manual craft into a closed-loop manufacturing system that learns from every weld as it happens. Founded in 2025 by Julian Fried, Stephen Lin, and Angus Muffatti, it targets the projected shortage of skilled welding professionals across US industrial manufacturing. The company is early-stage and hardware-focused; it does not currently publish a public developer API, SDKs, or API documentation.

Advanced Metal Research is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Robotics, Welding, Manufacturing, and Computer Vision.

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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Governance 0.0 / 12

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Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

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  that learns from every weld as it happens. Founded in 2025 by Julian Fried, Stephen Lin, and Angus Muffatti, it targets
  the projected shortage of skilled welding professionals across US industrial manufacturing. The company is early-stage and
  hardware-focused; it does not currently publish a public developer API, SDKs, or API documentation.
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Advanced Metal Research

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